Rosemary has worked for regional, federal, and international organizations throughout her career, specializing in watershed health, river protection and restoration, and salmon recovery efforts. Rosemary recently retired from NOAA Fisheries where she spent the last 20 years managing recovery of six Endangered Species Act (ESA) threatened salmon and steelhead in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. Rosemary coordinated multi-year public processes resulting in NOAA's adoption of ESA recovery plans for: Lake Ozette Sockeye Salmon, Middle Columbia River Steelhead, Snake River Sockeye Salmon, Snake River Steelhead, and Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon, and Snake River Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon. Rosemary coordinated with NOAA's Science Center, tribes, state agencies, local governments, federal agencies, landowners, and local citizens to produce these plans. Prior to joining NOAA, Rosemary worked as a Principal Planner at Metro in Portland coordinating water resource planning and adoption of Metro's regional Stream and Floodplain Protection Plan (Title 3). Rosemary's international experience includes managing a rural development project in Sudan for CARE International with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development. She was also a Peace Corps Volunteer in Botswana where she taught high school science. Rosemary has a B.A. in Biology from Kenyon College and an M.S. in Environmental Studies from the Yale School of the Environment. Rosemary enjoys backpacking, skiing, and cycling with family and friends throughout the Pacific Northwest.